New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-04
SUNDAY EDITION.
DEC. q, 1887.
A MUTINOUS SAILOR SHOT.

y ATEKCAN CAFTATN AKKFS It'd On C"MTT
OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.

AN AIEkCAN CAPTAIN ARRESTED On COMPLAINT
OF THE JAPANESE GoVERNMrNT
IRY TELEGRAPH rRrBuNE.I
Boston, Dec. 3-Captain W. l.. HoSes. OF the barn
Freeman, which arrived at this port this morning from
Cebu arrested by the United Marshal for tho
murder OF Japanese seaman, Kahidaka Kitunusa,
while the vessel was her way from Cebu
The murder is said to have been UNSUITABLE, the sailor
had tried to take the captains life.
The captain expected the arrest and made resist
ance When the party reached the United states Court
Captain IIowes said
/ have been the water thirty-one years and tbs
through that experience again Tor mlnt OF
money. ~, There -, was alone on the c J%ya
civilized man on board, and was
the only navigator Ny had ac,ei strangely. aud
August he tried TO interfere with IA management OF
the crew. | slapped his face AMI told him to mind his
tried TO throw | broke away from him ami he ran
into the forecastc. after him to pnl him IN irons
shot him | had TO do it IN order to save
G %ye ,ns ana my b yese nae It
was IN awful position and regret that was necessary
| took the man aboard at Yokohama. was short OF
hands and put into that port to strengthen my crew
was the only white man lett sent to several pace-
but could md substitutes for them lie wa pow
erful fellow, but only five feet three inches
high. waited a. lsng at that port as dared AL then
cleared for Cevu TO discharge my cargo: | tnsnght
might find a MAZE at that port | was uniof-
tunste in that matter, and Obliged to start home
without officers II a big undertaking. AMI THIS
is the result. I Ought not u have tried It,
II had been hurt the vessel would have been at tho
mercy OF the waves. saw the trouble brewing among
the Finally. Just after dark gave the man an
order In,tea of Obcyiug me he labbered In pa csc,
though lie could speak English wei Then slapped M
face lle turned or me like wild beast Ny right
hand was disabled through "a previous injury ana
couldn't hit HIN. After struggle feed myself 1nd ne
into the forecastle ordered the steward to 20 IN
get hIn and put MIN in irons. lie went Ia aEi then
ran again ssylHg tn3t the man tIicd % XIII
him. The crowdins around and acted as
though they ldy for any mischief was SrRrei
bar put bold front and walked ino the torecasue:
the sailor IN the corner lie beckOned To me and
called three times: Come in. come in. come M
walked toward him aud lie rushed for me. The place
ony three aud half feet wide and lie WIS on te
In "A second by the dim light that he uad 80 re-
thing in his hand, but could not tell what
it was could tackle him alone
aud none OF the would help me. The
ONLY thing could ito shoot MIN. had my revolver
m my right hand AMI his bOy came Ia contact with
muZZlo fired The bullet went through his breast
He fen Ike log hut breathcl fsr twenty minutes lhs
steward and stool over hM untll he del AS soon as
fired the rest o. tue scattered. The next dV NO
buried the in tho | asked the crew
II any o. them could japanese PRAYER,
but none could do II except the cabin boy.
lie ubicd somsthng over the body amt then Il was
cast into the .ca. / hat no further trouble WIN Tie
crow. | shipped AZ the mrs port reached
AMI then sailed for sme. The 81 informed thtr
oil the shooting and understand thd 1913
arrest madc in acS)rldnce with their request mat
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